to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
just because; even if; even though
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
in the morning; during the morning
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
even though; despite; when
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go out and away; to leave
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!